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Why Democrats Lost
by curious2 on 7 Nov 2014 60 comments, latest 6 years ago
Most Americans have not become Republicans, but gave up voting for Democrats who accomplished little other than imposing Obamacare, of which most Americans disapprove. I have given up trying ...
by curious2 on 7 Nov 2014 60 comments, latest 6 years ago
Most Americans have not become Republicans, but gave up voting for Democrats who accomplished little other than imposing Obamacare, of which most Americans disapprove. I have given up trying ...
Parkinson's Disease research
by curious2 on 27 Jan 2015 99 comments, latest 5 years ago
I've been reading a lot about Parkinson's Disease research, including especially stem cell research. "Now that the president is in favour, [advocate Michael J] Fox observes wryly, "there is ...
by curious2 on 27 Jan 2015 99 comments, latest 5 years ago
I've been reading a lot about Parkinson's Disease research, including especially stem cell research. "Now that the president is in favour, [advocate Michael J] Fox observes wryly, "there is ...
Charlie Hebdo: cartoon violence continues
by curious2 on 17 Jan 2015 87 comments, latest 6 years ago
"At least five people were killed on Saturday during a second day of unrest in Niger, as French citizens were warned to stay indoors amid anger in several Muslim ...
by curious2 on 17 Jan 2015 87 comments, latest 6 years ago
"At least five people were killed on Saturday during a second day of unrest in Niger, as French citizens were warned to stay indoors amid anger in several Muslim ...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
by curious2 on 12 Mar 2014 65 comments, latest 7 years ago
CNN picked up the WSJ report below, then added an update: "Officials dispute report that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 kept flying for hours." AP reports Malaysia's Acting Defense Minister ...
by curious2 on 12 Mar 2014 65 comments, latest 7 years ago
CNN picked up the WSJ report below, then added an update: "Officials dispute report that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 kept flying for hours." AP reports Malaysia's Acting Defense Minister ...
Hospital chain allegedly admitted patients fraudulently to make more $$$
by curious2 on 2 Dec 2012 43 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18 For more than a year, we have been looking into the admission and billing practices of Health Management Associates. It's the fourth largest for-profit hospital chain in the ...
by curious2 on 2 Dec 2012 43 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18 For more than a year, we have been looking into the admission and billing practices of Health Management Associates. It's the fourth largest for-profit hospital chain in the ...
North America wins marriage equality
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 68 comments, latest 9 years ago
Update June 26: "Gay Marriage Backers Win [USA] Supreme Court Victory." You can read the full decision online via the SCOTUS website. "Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" "How ...
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 68 comments, latest 9 years ago
Update June 26: "Gay Marriage Backers Win [USA] Supreme Court Victory." You can read the full decision online via the SCOTUS website. "Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" "How ...
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC)
by curious2 on 21 Mar 2016 57 comments, latest 5 years ago
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has achieved 61% of the electoral votes necessary to overcome the Electoral College. All of the enactments have come from "blue" (Democratic) states. ...
by curious2 on 21 Mar 2016 57 comments, latest 5 years ago
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has achieved 61% of the electoral votes necessary to overcome the Electoral College. All of the enactments have come from "blue" (Democratic) states. ...
SSRIs in pregnancy tied to autism, delays
by curious2 on 14 Apr 2014 40 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Boys with autism were three times more likely to have been exposed to antidepressants known as SSRIs in the womb than typically developing children, according to new research. The new ...
by curious2 on 14 Apr 2014 40 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Boys with autism were three times more likely to have been exposed to antidepressants known as SSRIs in the womb than typically developing children, according to new research. The new ...
Bay Area house prices up from 2011, 40% of sales financed by jumbo loans
by curious2 on 15 Nov 2012 94 comments, latest 11 years ago
"The median price for new and existing houses and condominiums in the region reached $416,000 in the nine-county region in October, DataQuick said. That figure was $13,000 lower than ...
by curious2 on 15 Nov 2012 94 comments, latest 11 years ago
"The median price for new and existing houses and condominiums in the region reached $416,000 in the nine-county region in October, DataQuick said. That figure was $13,000 lower than ...
Islamic attacks continue
by curious2 on 1 Oct 2017 95 comments, latest 5 years ago
"Knifeman yelling 'Allahu Akbar' shot dead after killing two in France *** Police sources said the suspect had shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) in Arabic as he attacked the ...
by curious2 on 1 Oct 2017 95 comments, latest 5 years ago
"Knifeman yelling 'Allahu Akbar' shot dead after killing two in France *** Police sources said the suspect had shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) in Arabic as he attacked the ...
Will the Republicans please now drop their theocratic crusade?
by curious2 on 6 Nov 2012 95 comments, latest 11 years ago
Election results show President Obama got a majority of the popular vote again, in addition to winning the electoral college 300 vs 200. That happened even with an approval ...
by curious2 on 6 Nov 2012 95 comments, latest 11 years ago
Election results show President Obama got a majority of the popular vote again, in addition to winning the electoral college 300 vs 200. That happened even with an approval ...
meat causes cancer
by curious2 on 26 Oct 2015 48 comments, latest 8 years ago
"CNN: If meat causes cancer, what can we eat? *** The Mediterranean diet -- one heavy on veggies, nuts and fruit, with limits on meat and dairy -- is ...
by curious2 on 26 Oct 2015 48 comments, latest 8 years ago
"CNN: If meat causes cancer, what can we eat? *** The Mediterranean diet -- one heavy on veggies, nuts and fruit, with limits on meat and dairy -- is ...
Senate Medical Insurance Reform Bill
by curious2 on 22 Jun 2017 55 comments, latest 6 years ago
Overview of the Discussion Draft of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1628 #Politics #Investing
by curious2 on 22 Jun 2017 55 comments, latest 6 years ago
Overview of the Discussion Draft of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1628 #Politics #Investing
Science Friday: Bangladesh bloggers getting murdered
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 33 comments, latest 6 years ago
"A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked ...
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 33 comments, latest 6 years ago
"A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked ...
Thousands flee Philippine city after Islamic rampage
by curious2 on 25 May 2017 47 comments, latest 5 years ago
"Thousands of civilians fled fighting in the Philippines on Wednesday as troops tried to fend off Islamist militants who took over large parts of a city, capturing Christians, seizing ...
by curious2 on 25 May 2017 47 comments, latest 5 years ago
"Thousands of civilians fled fighting in the Philippines on Wednesday as troops tried to fend off Islamist militants who took over large parts of a city, capturing Christians, seizing ...
Drought: Feds cut water to Central Valley farmers
by curious2 on 22 Feb 2014 81 comments, latest 10 years ago
"growers in a region with the country's most productive soil said the loss of one of their chief water supplies won't be their problem alone: Consumers will be hit ...
by curious2 on 22 Feb 2014 81 comments, latest 10 years ago
"growers in a region with the country's most productive soil said the loss of one of their chief water supplies won't be their problem alone: Consumers will be hit ...
Avoid American Hospitals especially in July
by curious2 on 18 May 2015 22 comments, latest 7 years ago
Every year in teaching hospitals at the start of July, medical students become interns, interns become residents and each successive class of residents moves up a level. These new ...
by curious2 on 18 May 2015 22 comments, latest 7 years ago
Every year in teaching hospitals at the start of July, medical students become interns, interns become residents and each successive class of residents moves up a level. These new ...
Abhulimen & Bloom
by curious2 on 8 Jul 2018 63 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Adam Bloom, the former homeowner's association board member who lost his job on Friday as a result of a "traumatizing" confrontation with a black woman at a Winston-Salem pool when ...
by curious2 on 8 Jul 2018 63 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Adam Bloom, the former homeowner's association board member who lost his job on Friday as a result of a "traumatizing" confrontation with a black woman at a Winston-Salem pool when ...
Con artist scams realtors!
by curious2 on 28 Aug 2012 34 comments, latest 12 years ago
“I don’t know what a con artist or a scammer profile would be but she certainly doesn’t fit that profile in my mind,†said Robyn Chan, a licensed San ...
by curious2 on 28 Aug 2012 34 comments, latest 12 years ago
“I don’t know what a con artist or a scammer profile would be but she certainly doesn’t fit that profile in my mind,†said Robyn Chan, a licensed San ...
Fox "News" is an unhealthy (and ignorant) lifestyle
by curious2 on 24 Jul 2014 29 comments, latest 9 years ago
The average life expectancy of Fox News viewers is so short that "Fox News Could Be Facing Extinction...." "Fox News Viewers Know Less Than People Who Don't Watch Any ...
by curious2 on 24 Jul 2014 29 comments, latest 9 years ago
The average life expectancy of Fox News viewers is so short that "Fox News Could Be Facing Extinction...." "Fox News Viewers Know Less Than People Who Don't Watch Any ...
killed by large "domesticated" dogs
by curious2 on 16 Dec 2017 59 comments, latest 5 years ago
Usually pit bills, also presa canario, yet there are hardly any calls to restrict dog licenses: "Virginia woman killed by her pit bulls in ‘grisly mauling’" "Couple Guilty of All ...
by curious2 on 16 Dec 2017 59 comments, latest 5 years ago
Usually pit bills, also presa canario, yet there are hardly any calls to restrict dog licenses: "Virginia woman killed by her pit bulls in ‘grisly mauling’" "Couple Guilty of All ...
Romney to announce Ryan as running mate
by curious2 on 10 Aug 2012 30 comments, latest 12 years ago
CNN reporting Romney will announce Ryan tomorrow: http://politicalticker.blogs.c
by curious2 on 10 Aug 2012 30 comments, latest 12 years ago
CNN reporting Romney will announce Ryan tomorrow: http://politicalticker.blogs.c
FDA to ban most trans fat, after 48 years of warnings
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 35 comments, latest 7 years ago
"FDA orders food manufacturers to stop using trans fat within three years... The government agency said it has made a preliminary determination that a major source of trans fats ...
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 35 comments, latest 7 years ago
"FDA orders food manufacturers to stop using trans fat within three years... The government agency said it has made a preliminary determination that a major source of trans fats ...
Chipped tooth leads to dental odyssey, questions, answers, and results
by curious2 on 16 Aug 2012 32 comments, latest 11 years ago
[Update November 13, 2012: the tooth was fixed two months ago, excellent results, but the billing and coding were frankly dishonest. Other places in SF would have cost even ...
by curious2 on 16 Aug 2012 32 comments, latest 11 years ago
[Update November 13, 2012: the tooth was fixed two months ago, excellent results, but the billing and coding were frankly dishonest. Other places in SF would have cost even ...
Foreclosures becoming rentals
by curious2 on 2 Apr 2012 22 comments, latest 12 years ago
NY Times reports on private equity investors buying thousands of foreclosures to rent them out (including rent-to-own arrangements): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04 I don't know if it's a great or terrible investment ...
by curious2 on 2 Apr 2012 22 comments, latest 12 years ago
NY Times reports on private equity investors buying thousands of foreclosures to rent them out (including rent-to-own arrangements): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04 I don't know if it's a great or terrible investment ...
Anti-Gay Pastors Illegally Soliciting Underage Boys
by curious2 on 14 Aug 2018 37 comments, latest 6 years ago
"67-year-old Timothy Lee Reddin is the pastor at Turner Street Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he regularly preaches about the evils of homosexuality. He was busted on August 3 ...
by curious2 on 14 Aug 2018 37 comments, latest 6 years ago
"67-year-old Timothy Lee Reddin is the pastor at Turner Street Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he regularly preaches about the evils of homosexuality. He was busted on August 3 ...
Most supermarket meat contains antibiotic resistant bacteria
by curious2 on 18 Apr 2013 22 comments, latest 8 years ago
"More than half of samples of ground turkey, pork chops and ground beef collected from supermarkets for testing by the federal government contained a bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according ...
by curious2 on 18 Apr 2013 22 comments, latest 8 years ago
"More than half of samples of ground turkey, pork chops and ground beef collected from supermarkets for testing by the federal government contained a bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according ...
Smartphones start getting Infrared - at long last
by curious2 on 17 Apr 2013 15 comments, latest 9 years ago
At least three smartphones this year will have infrared capabilities so they can work as remote controls, a capability that PDAs had in the days of IrDA but that ...
by curious2 on 17 Apr 2013 15 comments, latest 9 years ago
At least three smartphones this year will have infrared capabilities so they can work as remote controls, a capability that PDAs had in the days of IrDA but that ...
Equifax says Social Security numbers, birth dates of 143 million consumers may have been exposed
by curious2 on 7 Sep 2017 42 comments, latest 7 years ago
"Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting firms, announced Thursday that its computer systems had been breached, leading to the unauthorized accessing of Social Security numbers and birth ...
by curious2 on 7 Sep 2017 42 comments, latest 7 years ago
"Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting firms, announced Thursday that its computer systems had been breached, leading to the unauthorized accessing of Social Security numbers and birth ...
Depression therapies overrated
by curious2 on 1 Oct 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Medical literature has overstated the benefits of talk therapy for depression, in part because studies with poor results have rarely made it into journals, researchers reported Wednesday. *** Doctors ...
by curious2 on 1 Oct 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Medical literature has overstated the benefits of talk therapy for depression, in part because studies with poor results have rarely made it into journals, researchers reported Wednesday. *** Doctors ...
Majority Approve of Travel Ban
by curious2 on 8 Feb 2017 35 comments, latest 7 years ago
Americans approve of Executive Order 13769 by a margin of +17%, 55% for vs 38% against. Two more Executive Orders (freezing regulations and attempting to revoke funding from "sanctuary ...
by curious2 on 8 Feb 2017 35 comments, latest 7 years ago
Americans approve of Executive Order 13769 by a margin of +17%, 55% for vs 38% against. Two more Executive Orders (freezing regulations and attempting to revoke funding from "sanctuary ...
12 million Americans misdiagnosed each year
by curious2 on 17 Apr 2014 15 comments, latest 10 years ago
Each year in the U.S., approximately 12 million adults who seek outpatient medical care are misdiagnosed, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety. ...
by curious2 on 17 Apr 2014 15 comments, latest 10 years ago
Each year in the U.S., approximately 12 million adults who seek outpatient medical care are misdiagnosed, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety. ...
Pakistan is a terrorist state
by curious2 on 18 Sep 2016 10 comments, latest 6 years ago
How India's home minister went from trusting Pakistan to calling it a 'terrorist state' Also, "Saudi Arabia [financed] bin Laden's upkeep...by the Pakistanis. "The Saudis didn't want bin Laden's presence ...
by curious2 on 18 Sep 2016 10 comments, latest 6 years ago
How India's home minister went from trusting Pakistan to calling it a 'terrorist state' Also, "Saudi Arabia [financed] bin Laden's upkeep...by the Pakistanis. "The Saudis didn't want bin Laden's presence ...
Why You Should Oppose the SCOTUS nomination of Judge Gorsuch
by curious2 on 21 Mar 2017 34 comments, latest 7 years ago
Practically every PatNetter should oppose the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, though different reasons apply to different people. His record of elevating religion above secular laws ...
by curious2 on 21 Mar 2017 34 comments, latest 7 years ago
Practically every PatNetter should oppose the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, though different reasons apply to different people. His record of elevating religion above secular laws ...
CBO: Repealing Individual Mandate Would Save $30B/yr
by curious2 on 16 Sep 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"[E]liminating the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance and associated penalties established by the Affordable Care Act...would reduce the deficit by about $305 billion over the 2015-2025 period. That ...
by curious2 on 16 Sep 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"[E]liminating the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance and associated penalties established by the Affordable Care Act...would reduce the deficit by about $305 billion over the 2015-2025 period. That ...
AMA calls for drug advertising ban
by curious2 on 18 Nov 2015 19 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Drug companies should stop advertising directly to consumers, a major U.S. doctors group said Tuesday, declaring that the ads often push patients to more expensive treatments and inflate demand ...
by curious2 on 18 Nov 2015 19 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Drug companies should stop advertising directly to consumers, a major U.S. doctors group said Tuesday, declaring that the ads often push patients to more expensive treatments and inflate demand ...
ways to stop the NSA from spying on you
by curious2 on 11 Jun 2013 23 comments, latest 11 years ago
All free except #3: 1. Browse anonymously with Tor [and upgrade to the latest version] 2. Keep your chats private with OTR 3. Make secure calls with Silent Circle ...
by curious2 on 11 Jun 2013 23 comments, latest 11 years ago
All free except #3: 1. Browse anonymously with Tor [and upgrade to the latest version] 2. Keep your chats private with OTR 3. Make secure calls with Silent Circle ...
Sugar is 8x more addictive than cocaine
by curious2 on 22 May 2014 26 comments, latest 10 years ago
"UCSF's Dr. Robert Lustig explains: "In the (brain's) reward center, sugar stimulates the neurotransmitter dopamine, and dopamine drives reward. But dopamine also down-regulates its own receptor (which generates the ...
by curious2 on 22 May 2014 26 comments, latest 10 years ago
"UCSF's Dr. Robert Lustig explains: "In the (brain's) reward center, sugar stimulates the neurotransmitter dopamine, and dopamine drives reward. But dopamine also down-regulates its own receptor (which generates the ...
President signs Right to Try legislation
by curious2 on 30 May 2018 22 comments, latest 6 years ago
""The “Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Belllina Right to Try Act of 2017” passed Congress on May 22, 2018. The bill amends Federal law to allow certain ...
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by curious2 on 30 May 2018 22 comments, latest 6 years ago
""The “Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Belllina Right to Try Act of 2017” passed Congress on May 22, 2018. The bill amends Federal law to allow certain ...
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